Like Supreme Court we are the last answer in many patient
situations
Dr K K Aggarwal
President CMAAO and HCFI
Once a supreme court judge has written a judgment, under
article 141 of the constitution it becomes a binding.
Most of us seeing a patient with terminal illness or a
serious medical disorder are in the same situation. Our medical or surgical
interventions becomes a final word for the life of that patient at that moment.
Recently Supreme Court advocates requested Justice Arun
Mishra on to be patient in dealing with lawyers after the judge warned a lawyer
of contempt while arguing a land acquisition matter few days ago.
We, as doctors are in the same situation as Justice Mishra
when we are dealing with a case where our decision is the final decision for
the patient.
We have no right to lose our cool or misbehave with the
relations who invariably are in a situation of panic and disturbed mind.
Communication is the key.
if we follow the principle of Lord Shiva who is depicted as a God with
blue neck, matted hairs, half-moon and Ganga on the head with inward directed
snake.
It basically indicates that whenever we are in acute
stress and face internal anger or
ego, we should keep our anger in our
throat ( blue neck) and not spit it out ( anger out) or take it in ( anger in) but
continuously ( matted hairs) with cool mind ( moon) and with a positive flow of
thoughts( ganga) keeping our Ego under
control ( sheshnag) neutralize it and then calmly over a period of time act on
it to find the solutions.
So, the principal is to act and not react. We the doctors
must remember that we are often in a situation where we are the final answer
and no further appeal is possible for our decision. Our duty therefore is to
act and not react
References
Article 141 in The Constitution of India 1949
141. Law declared by Supreme Court to be binding on all
courts: The law declared by the Supreme Court shall be binding on all courts
within the territory of India
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